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Kenya

Africa

Nairobi

Facts

Population

38,610,097

Area

591,958 km² • 228,555 mi²

Density

65.2 people per km²

168.9 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

UAP Old Mutual Tower (2016)

Tallest Building

Britam Tower (200 m)

Tallest City

Nairobi

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Africa

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Britam Tower	200.1 m / 656 ft
2	Global Trade Center Office Tower	184 m / 604 ft
3	UAP Old Mutual Tower	163 m / 535 ft
4	Times Tower	140 m / 459 ft
5	Prism Tower	133 m / 436 ft
6	Parliament Tower	125 m / 410 ft
7	Teleposta Towers	120 m / 394 ft
8	Kenya Commercial Bank Plaza	109.1 m / 358 ft
9	Kenyatta International Conference Centre	105.2 m / 345 ft
10	316 Upper Hill Chambers	104 m / 341 ft

Building Completions Timeline

CTBUH People & Events

Country Committee

Nakeel Matthew

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Global News

10 June 2022

Bank Headquarters High-Rise Building Opens in Nairobi

The TDB Tower, a new office high-rise located in Kilimani Nairobi reached completion in June 2022. The building is now the permanent Eastern Africa headquarters...

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Global News

23 December 2021

Developer to Build Twin Tower in Nairobi

Sheria Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (Sacco) is seeking regulatory approval to build a twin tower in Upper Hill, Nairobi, as it seeks to boost...

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Global News

24 June 2021

Nairobi Office and Residential Building to be Completed in 2021

316 Upper Hill Chambers is an office development located on 2nd Ngong Avenue, in the Upper Hill area of Nairobi, Kenya. Standing at a height...

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